Garbage-receptacle.



No. 709,983. Patented Sept. 30. I902.

F. E. HOLZHAUER.

GARBAGE RECEPTACLE.

' iApplication filed Mm. 12. 1902;:

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0% j/a 'rizey I UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FREDERICK E. HOLZHAUER, OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN.

GARBAGE-RECEPTACLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 709,983, dated September 30, 1902. Application filed March 12,1902. Serial No. 97,845. (1% Emma To all whom it may-concern:

Be it known that I, FEEDEEIQK E. HOLZ- HAUER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Detroit, county of Wayne, State of Michigan, have invented a certain new and useful Improvementin Garbage-Receptacles; and I declare the following to be afull, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it pertains to' make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in garbage-receptacles shown in the accompanying drawings and more particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of my invention, showingit secured to a fence. Fig. 2 is a vertical cross-sectional view of the same. Fig. 3 is. a similar view showing the can tipped to discharge the contents.

The principal object of my invention is to provide means whereby the contents of the garbage-receptacle may be deodorized, thereby eliminating the ofiensive odor and serving to prevent flies or vermin from being attracted by the contents of the can.

In the drawings, A represents the body of the can hinged at a to a suitable rectangular frame B, which is in turn screwed or otherwise secured to the fence 0, which is previously provided with an opening through which the can may be tipped for the conven ience of the person collecting garbage.

D is a cover hinged at din the frame 13. Rising from the top of the coverD is a chamber E, provided with a dividing-wall e.

other suitable absorbent material held in place by a wire-netting or other'screen f.

e is a screw-cap, and by removing it the compartment F may be filled with any desirable liquid deodorizer. The can A is provided with an inclined bottom in order that the weight of the contents may serve to hold the canin a vertical position, thereby preventing it from being accidentally tipped outward and the contents discharged.

0. is a stop consisting of a strip of metal projecting beyond the edge of the can and adapted to bear against the frame 13 when the can is ina vertical position. a" represents similar stops secured to the under side of the can and are designed to prevent the can from being ti ppedtoo far forward when the contents of the can are being discharged.

0, is a handle by means of which the can may be tipped forward.

It will be seen that whenever the cover D is raised for the purpose of depositing garbage in the receptacle a few drops of the liquid deodorizer in the compartment F will be ejected onto the cotton-batting or other absorbent material into the compartment F. When the cover is lowered upon the can, the

supply isshut off from the compartment F until the cover is again raised for the reception of more garbage. It will be seen that the wire-netting f, which serves to support the absorbent material, also permits the passage of the fumes from the deodorizer into thecan.

While I have shown the deodorizer in connection witha garbage-tank hinged to a fence or wall, I do not wish to have it understood that I limit myself to its employment in connection with this form of garbage-receptacle, as it may be applied with equal advantage to the ordinary cylindrical tanks or any other form in common use.

What 1 claim is- I 1. In a garbage-receptacle, a deodorizingchamber, secured to said cover, a wall for dividing said chamber into two compartments, one of said compartments adapted to support a liquid deodorizer, absorbentmaterial located within the other compartment and means whereby the removal of the cover will project a small quantity of theliquid deodorizer onto the absorbent material,substantially as described.

2. In a garbage-receptacle, a hinged cover, a receptaclefor a liquid deodorizer mounted on said cover, a chamber adapted to support absorbent material and communicating with the garbage-receptacle, a suitable absorbent located within said chamber, communicating means between the liquid-chamber and that I port cotton-batting or other absorbent matecontaining the absorbent material whereby i rial, a grating adapted to serve as a support when the cover is raised a portion of the liqfor the absorbent material and afford comuid will be projected upon the absorbent mainunieation between said compartments and terial, substantially as described. the garbage-chamber, substantially as de- 3. In agarbage-receptacle, a hinged cover, I scribed. adeodorizing-chambermounted on said cover, i In testimony whereof I sign this specificaa dividing-Wall located within said deodoriztion in the presence of two Witnesses. ing-ehamber, a spout mounted in said wall I FRED. E. I-IOLZHAUER. to provide a passage between the compart- Witnesses:

I S. E. THOMAS,

HENRY E. VILLEROT.

ments, one of said compartments adapted to receive a liquid deodorizer, the other to sup- 

